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Synchrotron; X-ray; fluorescence; breast; bone.

Synchrotron X-ray imaging systems with fluorescence techniques was developed for biomedical researches in Brazilian Synchrotron Laboratory. An X-ray fluorescence microtomography system was implemented to analyse human prostate and breast samples and an X-ray microfluorescence system was implemented to study bone sites of human and animal samples with and without bone disorders.

R T Lopes¹ I Lima^{1 2} G R Pereira¹ C A Perez³

1. Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory (LIN), COPPE, UFRJ, 21941-972 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy, Rio de Janeiro State University, Nova Friburgo, Brazil
3. Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Campinas, Brazil